Democrats reject call to soften political rhetoric after WHCA shooting

Published April 28, 2026 7:00am ET



Democrats rebuffed calls from the Trump administration on Monday to lower the political temperature after the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

In a series of interviews with the Washington Examiner, Democrats argued that Trump and Republicans needed to look internally before placing the blame on them for the increase in political violence.

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